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Forum: Flight Testing
7th Nov 2012, 08:21
Replies: 48
Views: 18,769
Posted By Snow Dog

If you want the latest opinion of the great...

If you want the latest opinion of the great uninformed, you might want to read the thread 'Brits reinventing the wheel' on Military Aircrew!

Safety Case:
1. The US fly it.
2. If nothing has gone...
Forum: Flight Testing
4th Aug 2011, 10:00
Replies: 16
Views: 3,424
Posted By Snow Dog

You're asking good questions then throwing in...

You're asking good questions then throwing in naive comments like "What's the big deal"!

How does aircraft size stop it spinning? A high T tail has its problems, but the effects of highly swept...
Forum: Flight Testing
2nd Aug 2011, 10:46
Replies: 16
Views: 3,424
Posted By Snow Dog

1. Stalling - your aeroplane has a stick pusher....

1. Stalling - your aeroplane has a stick pusher. You need to ask yourself why.

2. Single engine - if you wait too long, you may find N1 at zero. You'll need to fly around until the engine cools...
Forum: Flight Testing
2nd Nov 2010, 18:46
Replies: 48
Views: 18,769
Posted By Snow Dog

My sympathies fella, it is one mean selection...

My sympathies fella, it is one mean selection process.
How many times have you applied?
Forum: Flight Testing
31st Oct 2010, 12:19
Replies: 48
Views: 18,769
Posted By Snow Dog

Just duplicating efforts

GrahamO,

You may have hit upon something here fella. I reckon we can save loads of money:

We don't really need to pay for representation in the EU as they're probably extremely competent - in...
Forum: Flight Testing
26th Oct 2010, 10:02
Replies: 48
Views: 18,769
Posted By Snow Dog

I think it comes down to how things are packaged:...

I think it comes down to how things are packaged:

The OEUs find out how things work.

The T&E sqns, with the support of a phenomenal amount of scientific experience, find out how things fail.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2010, 17:06
Replies: 7
Views: 2,145
Posted By Snow Dog

Does it matter? It sounds like none of the...

Does it matter? It sounds like none of the options would encourage you to stay in.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2010, 06:54
Replies: 56
Views: 12,033
Posted By Snow Dog

At least the would be fiddling had they not saved...

At least the would be fiddling had they not saved money by reducing the number of strings on each instrument and cut the requirement for bows until sometime after they were in service.
Sorry,...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2010, 20:02
Replies: 101
Views: 23,926
Posted By Snow Dog

The book was excellent - I'm moved by the fact...

The book was excellent - I'm moved by the fact that, like Cecil Lewis, it's less about being a dashing, untouchable hero and more about just being human and coping. The coping bit is echoed in a lot...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2010, 15:39
Replies: 19
Views: 11,883
Posted By Snow Dog

General Peckem's not listed - must be using an...

General Peckem's not listed - must be using an alias.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2010, 13:46
Replies: 214
Views: 46,009
Posted By Snow Dog

Don't forget, the aviation world is based on the...

Don't forget, the aviation world is based on the 'if you haven't done it this way, you can't do it' attitude! That goes whether you're crossing 1 Gp to 2 Gp, ISTAR to ATAAR or mil to civ (and vice...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2010, 11:48
Replies: 31
Views: 4,762
Posted By Snow Dog

1. Stick forward to recover from the stall. 2....

1. Stick forward to recover from the stall.
2. Power to minimise height lose.
(Simultaneously, but in that order!)
It shouldn't need stating, but power also prevents you stalling again if you try...
Forum: Flight Testing
30th Dec 2009, 09:37
Replies: 18
Views: 3,866
Posted By Snow Dog

BSelic, I think the answer is that one learns...

BSelic,
I think the answer is that one learns to adapt. Using the car analogy, most people can drive with either hand on the wheel. However, place them in a car car with opposite drive, ie left hand...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2009, 18:33
Replies: 17
Views: 2,368
Posted By Snow Dog

Perhaps, now that we travel by road in the lowest...

Perhaps, now that we travel by road in the lowest class hire car wearing uniform, roadside coffee shops will take pity on us and offer a free coffee and bun!
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2009, 18:12
Replies: 619
Views: 108,836
Posted By Snow Dog

I think 'crusade' (without the implicit religious...

I think 'crusade' (without the implicit religious connotations) is the essence that taints these threads. I read many posts and wonder if the author wants to save the operators from themselves, or...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2009, 16:00
Replies: 619
Views: 108,836
Posted By Snow Dog

The Nimrod Review was made public from the date...

The Nimrod Review was made public from the date of release. It hit everyone's desk at the same time. In my view, this is good; a report like this usually goes first to those implicated, who then get...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Sep 2009, 18:14
Replies: 135
Views: 34,721
Posted By Snow Dog

Excellent to see after a particularly sh*tty day...

Excellent to see after a particularly sh*tty day banging head against brick wall of modern military bureaucracy. I didn't realise the Bucc was mounted from starboard, how continental!
Nice to see...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2009, 08:54
Replies: 69
Views: 10,043
Posted By Snow Dog

Please...

Why is it that everyone outside the Nimrod world appear to be enlightened, yet those who fly it are posted as apparently ignorant. No, those words don't appear in the posts, but what effect are those...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2008, 15:33
Replies: 8
Views: 3,645
Posted By Snow Dog

There were rules!!?

There were rules!!?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2008, 17:51
Replies: 6
Views: 3,536
Posted By Snow Dog

ElSupremo As an ex-student (as we all were)...

ElSupremo

As an ex-student (as we all were) and a QFI...

Each flying course is essentially split into 2 phases - ground school and flying. The RAF secret is to teach you just enough....
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2007, 19:26
Replies: 2
Views: 1,610
Posted By Snow Dog

Thanks, ORAC.

Thanks, ORAC.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2007, 07:26
Replies: 2,342
Views: 399,967
Posted By Snow Dog

Gents, gents, gents Topcover is a very good...

Gents, gents, gents

Topcover is a very good idea - I have many in my log book from SAR trails to shepherding a 100Kts Sea King home from 200+ miles off shore (Not easy at 200Kts-lots of dog legs)....
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2007, 20:17
Replies: 2,342
Views: 399,967
Posted By Snow Dog

DV

Pilots never fly to a stall speed as it is only a guide. The aircraft stalls only when too much angle of attack is 'pulled'. For convenience, this is approximated to a speed in each configuration....
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2007, 14:14
Replies: 2,342
Views: 399,967
Posted By Snow Dog

"I have heard that the stall speed in the...

"I have heard that the stall speed in the "documentaion" was set at 120 knts, the aircraft was at 122 knts, and shortly after the accident the stall speed was increased to 150 knts. The report says...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2007, 11:08
Replies: 17
Views: 2,610
Posted By Snow Dog

05c4r Have no worries. The sensation is...

05c4r

Have no worries. The sensation is entirely different when it is you pulling the 'g's. If, and hopefully when (despite all these threads - it's fantastic here), you get in, all the training...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2007, 06:27
Replies: 2,342
Views: 399,967
Posted By Snow Dog

I presume, Mr Liddell-Grainger, you are one of...

I presume, Mr Liddell-Grainger, you are one of the many MPs I met last year - I had so many 'popping in' to tell me how hard life must have been and tending an ever-so-sympathetic ear, yet at the...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Apr 2007, 13:01
Replies: 52
Views: 7,510
Posted By Snow Dog

24 years ago and remember it like it was this...

24 years ago and remember it like it was this morning, despite 'firsts solos' on many other types.

Cessna 150 out of Norwich - Initially a little surprised when the instructor got out and told me...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2007, 08:09
Replies: 40
Views: 10,761
Posted By Snow Dog

Very, very well done. And followed up with...

Very, very well done. And followed up with humility.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2007, 08:06
Replies: 28
Views: 5,747
Posted By Snow Dog

Through the banter, it is easy to see that no-one...

Through the banter, it is easy to see that no-one is afraid of hard work. If extra hours are required, I've always seen guys step up to the mark. The frustrations arise, particularly in Ops/HQ...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2007, 21:09
Replies: 22
Views: 5,820
Posted By Snow Dog

Seen it several times, usually preceded by static...

Seen it several times, usually preceded by static dancing around the wiperarms. And despite all the good advice, you can't help but stare at it.
Funnything though, whenever it's been visible -...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2006, 10:00
Replies: 33
Views: 3,299
Posted By Snow Dog

Got home a week ago with tremendous relief to...

Got home a week ago with tremendous relief to have made in home just in time for Christmas (again!), but plenty of thoughts for those who have to stay.

Best wishes to all still doing the job, keep...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Dec 2006, 08:34
Replies: 48
Views: 6,025
Posted By Snow Dog

I thought ISS taught you only how to underline...

I thought ISS taught you only how to underline titles and number paragraphs. A competent level in English, as with Maths, was expected on joining.

I resent having to pick up poorly written prose...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2006, 18:56
Replies: 35
Views: 11,503
Posted By Snow Dog

HS, I take it you are neither a bodger nor a...

HS,

I take it you are neither a bodger nor a scatcher. Do you have all the answers or are you just looking for a (non) story?
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2006, 18:56
Replies: 35
Views: 7,412
Posted By Snow Dog

Do you get rates if you fly overseas? If you...

Do you get rates if you fly overseas?

If you have one, who files the Airprox?

Can you get a Green Endorsement?

What do you talk about in the bar?

What does an SCT include?
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2006, 20:47
Replies: 5
Views: 2,666
Posted By Snow Dog

PMA, You forgot the Union Flag draped over...

PMA,

You forgot the Union Flag draped over the coaming...

Or don't we brits go in for that. ;)
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